Adherence to an occupational blood borne pathogens exposure management program among healthcare workers and other groups at risk in Argentina

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 454-458

  Miceli, Marisa ^a,b   Herrera, Fabián ^a   Temporiti, Elena ^a   Li, Dong ^b   Vila, Andrea ^a   Bonvehí, Pablo ^a  

^a CEMIC   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Postexposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 31144460216     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000600002     Document Type: Review

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